Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Ringstone 20/10/10

Fantastic sight early this afternoon at Ringstone, 241 Lapwing and 208 Golden Plover observed feeding in a field to the west of the reservoir, then all up the air at the same time wheeling and calling



and finally huge numbers bathing in the north-east corner. Two species you expect here at this time of the year but great to take in the sights and sounds nonetheless!

3 comments:

David Sutcliffe said...

Fantastic return for Ringstone today then Dave.

Jeff Cox said...

A great sight David, well shown in your photos, especially the Golden Plovers.

David Tattersley said...

Thanks guys, it almost felt quite balmy there to be honest early this afternoon and although no other species were around other than Black-headed Gull, Common Gull and Starling it was one one those local birding experiences that just makes you feel good inside!